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Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) will host a series of public exhibition events to share proposals for construction work at the Skye triangle ports of Tarbert (Harris), Uig and Lochmaddy. The upgrade project has now entered the design stage following the completion of masterplans, and detailed designs for the preferred option for each location are… Read More
The borough has completed the in-water component of the second phase of construction for its new municipal marina along the Arthur Kill, Mayor Dan Reiman said in a statement. The work, which included the installation of piles and a wave screen designed to enhance boater safety, was initially set to end Dec. 31 but received… Read More
Funding is needed to dredge the Mahurangi River. They have a resource consent to dredge 120,000 cubic metres of silt out of the Mahurangi River and a local property lined up to stash the dredgings. But after years of work to get the project off the ground, raising funds for the $4 million project is… Read More
The scope of dredging works performed by FSUE Rosmorport at access canals and in water areas of Russia’s seaports exceeded 9.5 mln cbm in 2017, says the company. The bulk of works was performed at Volga-Caspian canal (4.5 mln cbm), Kaliningrad canal (1.25 mln cbm), Azov-Don canal (0.5 mln cbm), Taganrog access canal (1.25 mlln… Read More
The approach taken to a controversial marine licence application would “probably be very different” were it received today, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has said. Developers are due to dump 300,000 tonnes of mud, dredged from alongside the Hinkley Point C nuclear power site in Somerset, off Cardiff Bay. But campaigners want more tests and for… Read More
Mayor Dennis Stahl ordered full steam ahead to make the Island a cruise ship port of call. But study and exploration for the project is also ahead. For decades, the thought of families seeing their loved ones off on a cruise ship voyage from the Island to Mexico’s finest beaches has been a dream for… Read More
The Savannah River behind Hutchinson Island — known as the Back River — is looking like its old self again after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed a more than 40-year-old concrete water-control structure called a tide gate. “The Back River hasn’t looked this fly since bell bottoms were cool (the first time),” the… Read More
Funding has been secured for a £42 million upgrade to the tidal flood defence scheme in the Humber Estuary – improving flood protection to 113,000 properties. Led by the Environment Agency, the Humber Hull Frontages scheme will present an opportunity to review and improve a 19 kilometres stretch of tidal flood defences in the Humber… Read More
Last week’s snowstorm left serious erosion and damage to Southold Town Beach and parts of Hashamomuck Cove, Southold officials confirmed Friday. The town’s main public beach off County Road 48 along the Long Island Sound sustained heavy sand erosion damage, particularly to its parking lot, according to Supervisor Scott Russell. Town officials are still assessing… Read More
The recent bout of frigid temperatures are delaying the long-awaited start of the so-called duck pond dredging project. Director of Public Works Director Chris Saley said the days of below-freezing temperatures is “making it impossible” for crews to begin removing silt and muck from the three picturesque duck ponds in the city. “I’m afraid that… Read More
A decision on St. Johns Riverkeeper’s eleventh-hour attempt to prevent dredging the ship channel could go down to the wire as a judge said Thursday she will rule “promptly” but cannot guarantee it will come before the company hired to do the dredge arrives later this month with its crews and equipment. U.S. District Judge… Read More
To the east of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, the muck from the bottom of the Forked River lies drying out. It is the result of a project long desired by Forked River residents, one that reopens dangerously shallow waterways to boaters. But the project raised questions from state officials worried about radiation contained… Read More
The Van Oord Group, of the Netherlands, has subcontracted Mozambican dredging company Emodraga to increase the emergency dredging operation of the access channel of the port of Beira in Sofala province, which started in November 2017 and is due to be completed in April this year, said the chairman of the Mozambican company. Domingos Bié,… Read More
Scott Bates, chairman of the Connecticut Port Authority, is betting on New Haven. “Our position is that we advocate for the maritime economy of the state and that means properties in the (New Haven) port area we hope would be put to maritime use,” Bates said. The Connecticut Department of Transportation took over several parcels… Read More
It may not look like it around Kingston’s waterfront these days in the dead of winter, but the city will soon receive some money from the province intended to help Lake Ontario communities attract cruise ships to their ports. Late last month, the Cruise Ship Industry Group (CSIG), of which Kingston is a member, received… Read More